AP California

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dan Fotu scored 16 points and Saint Mary’s defeated Oregon 62-50 in a semifinal of the Maui…

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Liz Dixon scored 15 points and No. 10 Louisville rolled in its first visit to California in seven years with a 72-32…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly opening fire at a Sacramento-area Halloween party, killing…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — This week’s Battle 4 Atlantis men’s college basketball tournament…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In due time, Klay Thompson is counting on more 37-point quarters and other scoring…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles residents who dial 911 for nonviolent issues related to homelessness will have their calls diverted away from law…

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — KJ Williams had 29 points as Murray State routed Long Beach State 80-43. Joel Murray led the Beach on Tuesday with 14…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gusty and dry Santa Ana winds will bring increased risk of wildfires to Southern California and possible public safety power…

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Samsung said it plans to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Texas amid a global shortage of…

NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Four people, including two children, killed in Northern California after a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has filled the blanks for its previously scheduled Week 15 Saturday doubleheader by moving the Raiders at Browns and…

TEMECULA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot died in the crash of a small plane on a hillside in Southern California. The Federal Aviation…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The best college football rivalries can change over time. Go back 25 or 30 years and Miami-Florida State…

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a group of masked people dressed in black ran onto a Southern California restaurant patio, ordered…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Mollie Marcoux Samaan heads into her first full year as LPGA commissioner with high hopes. She says there is an…

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press A 39-year-old rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned…

By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer Retirees are ruling the roost in this year’s Grammy nominations in the record of the year category.…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says three fishermen were rescued after their boat capsized off Tomales Bay, north of San Francisco. The…

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The Sugar Bowl Resort at Lake Tahoe has postponed the start of ski season, becoming the third resort in the region to…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer USC, Washington State and Washington have all dismissed coaches before the end of the season. But it’s…